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---
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<div id="main">
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<h1> About Git </h1>
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<h2> Git is fast </h2>
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<p>
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Git was built to work on the Linux kernel, meaning that it was built to handle
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large repositories from day one.
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Speed and performance has always been a primary design goal of Git.
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</p>
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<p>
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Git also stores repository history efficiently. As of 2025, the current version
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of the Linux kernel's source code is 1.7 GB.
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Git stores the full history of the Linux project (1.4 million commits) in only 5.5 GB.
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</p>
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<h2> Git is widely used </h2>
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<p>
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According to the <a href="https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2022/#version-control-version-control-system-prof">2022 Stack Overflow developer survey</a>,
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96% of professional developers use Git.
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<h2> Git has a huge ecosystem of tools </h2>
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The core Git project is just a command-line tool, but Git exploded in popularity
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in the early 2010s thanks to <a href="{{< relurl "tools/hosting">}}">Git hosting services</a>
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like GitLab, GitHub, and more.
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</p>
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Since Git was created, many
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<a href="{{< relurl "tools/guis" >}}">GUIs</a>, editor integrations,
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and
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<a href="{{< relurl "tools/command-line" >}}">command line tools</a>
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have been built to make working with Git more convenient.
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You favorite developer tools might already have a built-in Git integration.
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</p>
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<h2 id="free-and-open-source">Free and Open Source</h2>
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Git is released under the <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-2.0">
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GNU General Public License version 2.0</a>, which is an
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<a href="https://opensource.org/docs/osd">open source license</a>.
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The Git project chose to use GPLv2 to guarantee your freedom to
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share and change free software---to make sure the software is
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free for all its users.
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</p>
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However, we do restrict the use of the term "Git" and the
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<a href="{{< relurl "community/logos" >}}">logos</a> to avoid confusion. Please see our
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<a href="{{< relurl "about/trademark" >}}">trademark</a> policy for details.
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</p>
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</div>
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<h2>Free and Open Source</h2>
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<p>Git is released under the <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-2.0"
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>GNU General Public License version 2.0</a>, which is an
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<a href="https://opensource.org/docs/osd">open source license</a>.
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The Git project chose to use GPLv2 to guarantee your freedom to
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share and change free software---to make sure the software is
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free for all its users.</p>
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<p>However, we do restrict the use of the term "Git" and the
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<div class="bottom-nav" style="display: block;">
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<a href="{{< relurl "about/staging-area" >}}" class="previous" data-section-id="staging-area">← Staging Area</a>
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<a href="{{< relurl "about/trademark" >}}" class="next" data-section-id="trademark">Trademark →</a>
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very large projects with speed and efficiency.
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Git is <a href="{{ relURL "doc" }}">easy to learn</a> and has a
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<a href="{{ relURL "about/small-and-fast" }}">tiny footprint with lightning fast performance</a>.
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It outclasses SCM tools like Subversion, CVS, Perforce, and ClearCase
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with features like <a href="{{ relURL "about/branching-and-merging" }}">cheap local branching</a>,
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convenient <a href="{{ relURL "about/staging-area" }}">staging areas</a>, and
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<a href="{{ relURL "about/distributed" }}">multiple workflows</a>.
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Git is <a href="{{ relURL "about" }}">lightning fast</a> and has a huge ecosystem of
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<a href="{{ relURL "tools/guis" }}">GUIs</a>,
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<a href="{{ relURL "about" }}">
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<h3>About</h3>
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<p>The advantages of Git compared to other source control systems.</p>
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<p>Git's performance and ecosystem</p>
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